Social media provides new ways for agencies to listen

Organizations should use social media to broadcast messages and to listen to what the public has to say, an expert says at Consumer Electronics Show.

CACI to continue Army battle command support

CACI International Inc. will continue furnishing technical, logistics and business support services for Army battle command systems under a new contract.

Interagency acquisition office offers cloud-based order monitoring

Acquisition Services Directorate launches the Electronic Servicing Environment as a secure way for clients to monitor in real-time AQD’s handling of their projects.

White House seeks input on how to share government research

White House officials launched the final phase of a public forum designed to determine how to make data from federally funded research projects available to the public.

Northrop will provide program support to Marine Corps

Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $7 million task order from the Navy to provide business operations and program management support to the Marine Corps.

NCI to deploy array of IT services at Army garrisons

NCI Inc. has won a seven-year, $309 million task order to provide the Army with a wide array of information technology services at several military installations around the country.

VA fails to punish liars, House panel told

Veterans Affairs Department officials failed to punish business owners who lied to them to get a contract set aside for service-disabled veterans.

White House boosts social media apps

Applications built on social media platforms are effective ways to share government information, White House official says.

Torres takes on the tough jobs

Doing the most with the least in the toughest conditions is the mantra for Jerry Torres and his company, Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions.

Cloud computing could pave way for open government

Federal agencies might need cloud computing as a way to meet new mandates to share information with the public, experts say. Meanwhile, the Defense Department falls in line with President Barack Obama's directive for open government.

Government leads evolution of business networks

Business networks are going through a transformation, and government agencies are at the leading edge.

FDA readies new data systems for drug safety

The Food and Drug Administration will expand its tracking of drug safety once the drugs enter the marketplace, according to a new report.

Open government policy calls for more data, Web sites

White House lays out new data transparancy mandates—with deadlines.

Delays beset DHS financial systems procurement

The Homeland Security Department's second attempt to integrate its financial systems is more than a year behind the original schedule, according to a new GAO report.

MCR, American University form program management training program

MCR and American University join forces to create a new training program aimed at government acquisition professionals.

DHS procurement office eyes contract hybrids

The Homeland Security Department’s Office of Procurement Operations is looking at contracts that include some performance-based items as a way to meet governmentwide requirements to reduce spending on contracts considered to be high risk.

General Dynamics wins $200M Army combat training contract

General Dynamics C4 Systems will help the Army consolidate and improve the method by which it purchases products essential for combat training systems under a contract potentially worth $200 million over five years.

Alion will standardize DOD's threat assessment information system

Alion Science and Technology Corp. has won a $2.8 million award to upgrade a system it developed for the Defense Department to collect critical information on threat vulnerabilities.

Facebook plans DC event for application developers

Facebook will hold an event to help software developers create government applications for the social networking site.

New HHS contracting rules push transparency, green purchasing

The Health and Human Services Department is doing its first major update to its acquisition regulation since 2006.